2024-07-29 12:36:25
Residents did not receive warning messages on their phones this time, which are usually sent by the Fire Protection and Rescue Department (PAGD) when the elements are approaching.
In case of strong storms or rains, special warning signals are sent to residents – these are audio messages with text. They urge you to stay at home, take care of yourself, protect your property and warn others about the danger.
This time, the residents could only learn about the powerful storm from the media and the warnings of meteorologists in the public space – PAGD did not send any reports. Such a decision received ambiguous evaluations in the public sphere.
Vida Šmigelskienė, head of the Department’s Communication Department, for the portal lrytas.lt indicated why such a step was refused this time. According to her, no catastrophic events are predicted.
“The Department of Fire Protection and Rescue informs that hydrometeorologists provided information about possible rain and wind yesterday. Both rain and wind increased gradually.
Indicators of natural, catastrophic meteorological and hydrological phenomena in 2024. there were no forecasts for the night of July 28 and 29, so warning messages were not sent,” informed the PAGD representative.
According to V. Šmigelskienė, PAGD is currently monitoring and assessing the situation.
“If there was a sudden threat, warning messages would be sent out,” she explained.
Firefighters across the country have gone out about 400 times to remove fallen trees. Most reports were received from Alytus County, Marijampolė, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Tauragė and Vilnius counties.
At that time, the energy distribution operator ESO announced early in the morning that more than 160,000 people were without electricity due to the natural disaster. users.
The Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service announces that on Monday it will rain in many districts, and in many places in Eastern Lithuania it will rain heavily. Thunderstorms are possible in some places.
Wind northwest, west, 16-21, in some places 22-27 m/s. Highest temperature 16-21 degrees.
2024-07-29 12:36:25